Sony to Stop Releasing PS5 Single-Player Exclusives on PC, New Report Claims
According to a new Bloomberg report by Jason Schreier, Sony Interactive Entertainment no longer plans to release its big single-player PlayStation 5 games on PC. People familiar with Sony’s plans say the company has quietly halted PC port plans for certain major titles and is shifting away from the strategy it pursued over the past six years.
Sony first began bringing its first-party exclusives to PC in 2020, starting with Horizon Zero Dawn. Since then, first-party titles such as God of War, God of War Ragnarök, Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered, Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut and others have made their way to PC platforms months or years after their console releases.
This is rather shocking 180 shift for Sony. in the report, the reason for the decision wasn’t specified, but Shreier said he speculates that the sales of these PC ports are to blame for the change in plans. Shreier also mentioned that people allegedly connected to Sony says releasing PlayStation’s games on PC poses as a risk in damaging the console’s brand in the long run.
What PlayStation Games Are Still Coming to PC
The Bloomberg report notes that multiplayer and online-focused games will still be released on PC. Titles like Marathon and MARVEL Tokon: Fighting Souls are still planned to launch on PC despite Sony’s strategy change.
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach and Kena: Scars of Kosmora, are also reported to be moving forward on PC.
Titles Affected by the Change
According to the same reporting, plans for the PC ports of Ghost of Yotei have been scrapped. The upcoming roguelike game Saros from Housemarque is also said to remain a PS5 exclusive when it releases later this year.
With this change, Marvel’s Wolverine and other first-party titles will now remain strictly console exclusives as well, depending on how Sony refines its new strategy.
It’s unfortunate, as I prefer games going multiplatform rather than being locked as exclusives. More players get to experience these titles without the pressure of committing to a specific platform. Microsoft has steadily shifted toward that strategy, slowly bringing its first-party games to other platforms like PlayStation. Sony no longer considering PC a viable market isn’t good for players in the long run.
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